170 Chapter 170

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When the Vice Admiral left, X Drake barked out a hushed laugh. "It never gets old with you and Sinny."

Ain also shot him a flat glare, and the man held his arms in mock surrender.

"Anyways, you guys should also get some sleep. Sinbad wasn't the only one injured, you know." She said, "And unlike X Drake and me, you guys aren't Ancient Zoans… so off to bed. Men."

"Yes, ma'am." Both Binz and Shuzo gave her a strict salute before jogging their way out.

As they left, X Drake glanced back at Ain. "What's bothering you?" he asked. "You are way stricter than usual."

She gave him a glare, but this time X Drake didn't budge. She sighed. "I'm just worried about Sinbad." She said, softly. "He… he got injured because of me. If I moved a bit faster…"

"Hey!" X Drake cut her off. "Don't say that stuff… Sinny would be pissed off if hears that. Also, we didn't expect that. Our job was just to capture Joker's cargo ship, like we always did. We expected slaves and weak pirates to be there. Not three experienced ones from the New World and definitely not from the Beast pirates. And two of them holding the Tobiroppo position, so yeah. We got lucky that we didn't have to lose anyone in that battle."

She nodded. "I'm also worried that the Beast pirates might attack us, I would rather move quickly and get to Impel Down. But we have to stop at that damn G-2 base."

X Drake nodded. They currently had two prisoners, Sasaki who held the Tobiroppo position, and Sheepshead who was also a high ranking officer amongst the Beast pirates. The other Tobiroppo was dead, killed by Sinbad when he tried to attack and kill Ain.

That was where the main problem lied. They were alone, only having one Vice Admiral to escort those criminals should be enough. If it was any other time they would have taken the criminals directly to Impel Down. Heck, other Vice Admirals would come just so that nothing bad happens. But that wasn't possible.

Sengoku had ordered him to take the position at G-3 base, as it didn't have any Vice Admirals there. The previous Vice Admiral stationed there was out on a sick leave. So, it was temporary.

If it was any other time, Sengoku might've acted differently. But he was under a lot of pressure. Mainly because his retirement was coming. Still, it shouldn't matter.

In fact, if they stayed at the G-3 base, even if the Beast Pirates wanted to take back their members they would be in for a wild goose chase, as they wouldn't suspect them being at the G-3 base.

Their Vice Admiral unit was quite special. Firstly being Sinbad, who was considered a prodigy amongst the marines, being the youngest Vice Admiral, even beating Akainu's record.

And he had strength and mastery over Haki to back up his position. Not to mention his devil fruit. Sinbad also had his own special ship and unit. Unlike most Vice Admirals he didn't stay in Marine Ford or a G-base. Rather he would mostly spend his time on Paradise waters.

He would love to roam the waters of the New World. But Sengoku was rather soft on Sinbad. Because of his potential, and also because he was the son of Zephyr. That's why he tended to keep him out of danger.

But Sinbad, being the rebel he was, sought out adventures in the first half of grandline. Mostly attacking any slave ships before they could reach Sabaody. Mainly Joker's ships.

The underground crime lord Joker was unknown to all, but had a powerful network of people. Rumors were he even had dealings with World Nobles. But that didn't stop Sinbad from attacking the cargo ships that contained his 'valuables'. His 'valuables' were of course slaves.

Sinbad personally hated slaves, and he hated Joker most of all. And there was a reason behind the story. Long ago, even before Sinbad joined the marines, something happened when he was a kid.

Some pirates attacked the Island where he and his mother lived. Their reason was mainly to get back at Zephyr for killing their captain. The boy had seen his mother die that day, and he was also shipped as a slave just for the amusement of the pirates.

Luckily Zephyr was able to stop the cargo ship, before anything happened to little Sinbad. But mental scars on the boy had been inflicted. He was still fighting those demons to this day.

This was also the reason why there was a marine town behind Marine Ford, for high-ranking officers and their families. So that kind of incident would never repeat.

This was the drive for Sinbad, his hate for pirates and the slave rings that still operated under the Marine's nose.

Not if he could put an end to it. With his willpower and determination, he was raised amongst the ranks of the marines.

His charismatic attitude also inspired the marines around them to train hard. Marines usually get trained if they are below the ranks of captain. And if they are talented they are trained by Zephyr personally.

While being his son, Zephyr didn't show him any favoritism. Ain, X-Drake, Binz, and Suzo, all of them were in the same batch when Zephyr trained them. And now, drowned by Sinbad's charisma, they were in the same unit.

While Sinbad hated pirates, he also had to mature at a very early age and knew that not all pirates were bad. Still, he trusted little of pirates, they are the reason his mother died after all.

"Still, look at the bright side." X Drake said. "If we stay at G-3, then I'm sure even if the Beast pirates want to retrieve their members they might not even look there."

"But what if they do?" Ain asked. It was not impossible for the information to get leaked.

"Even if they do, we have Sinbad there… and sure Vice Admiral Vergo might be sick. But he is still on a nearby island recovering. And I'm sure if push comes to shove, he will come to the base in no time. He is called "Demon Bamboo" Vergo after all." X Drake said.

"Still, something just feels wrong to me. Suddenly Vergo got food poisoning. Is it so bad that he needed to take a vacation for a whole month?" Ain asked.

"Beats me," he shrugged. "He wasn't of our generation you know, ask Hina or Smoker they might know. But from his quirks related to food, it's certainly not impossible." He chuckled.

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While this was happening, on an island in New World a certain blonde-haired pirate was having a discussion on his transponder snail.

"You damn, Idiot. Didn't you say, your ship would safely send my men to the New World? How the fuck did they get captured." Said an angry voice. "Doflamingo, you listen well. If I get into trouble with Kaidou-sama for this, I will skin you and make socks out of them."

Doflamingo was a bit nervous, but he didn't let it show. "Jack, you are one of the All-Stars. Are you really scared of some Vice Admiral? How would I know he would attack my ship? It's your problem, and I know for a fact you have the strength to solve it. Or are you scared?"

Jack snorted. "I don't fear no marine!" he said. "But it will really be a hassle predicting which route those bastards take for Impel Down. I have to bring back Sasaki and Shipeshead at least… we already lost one Tobiroppo. Kaidou-sama will not like my failure if I can't bring them back."

"Then I might be able to help you." "Doflamingo said, his grin turning wider. "That purple-haired brat has been given the position of the G-2 base temporarily. He will be there, I can confirm that info."

"At least you are fucking useful." Jack said. "I will kill that brat and destroy the base… how dare they underestimate the Beast pirates. Keep me informed on that brat as I'm still at South blue, I will have to cross that damn calm belt cause of this mess." With that he cut the call.

When the call ended, Doflamingo started laughing, widely. All things were falling into motion for him. He would finally be able to kill that purple-haired brat. As a warlord, he had his hands tied, but that didn't mean he wouldn't be able to kill him.

Still, sending Jack to kill the kid was a bit of an overkill ever for the ex-World nNoble. But the kid was a pain in the ass, with him busting off all of his cargo ships. The only downside of all of this was that Vergo's marine base might get completely destroyed.

But then again, Vergo was on leave. And he was sure his loyal crewmate could care less for any marines.

Doflamingo chuckled, the poor marines wouldn't know what hit them.

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A/N: Yes, I did change Ain's fruit. You will find out soon, what and why.

Also, how did you like my new OC. He's cool I promise!

Also, I was thinking of doing Smoker as Luffy's rival in the marines. But then thought, over it. Smoker is way older than Luffy. And has no background, so why not just make an OC. The new Pirate King (and the future strongest man) does need someone that can rival his strength.

Happy Reading & Galaxy Impact!)